Can It Be?

 That Christmas is over! but there is a special

4th birthday coming up....

There were more goodies eaten than I care to remember...

and Santa sightings all over the place...

 Christmas crackers that held crowns and kazoos...

And lots and lots of Christmas presents..

(This was taken from a calender we received!)

Yesterday was the last of the Christmas parties but there is

one amazing little girl turning 4 very very soon!

It has been a laid back day of football and rug hooking.

Our weather has been very mild but I see the cold weather coming in from Canada. Hey, you Canadians keep your cold weather! (and you know who you are:)

The Christmas decorations will stay up until

after the New Year. 

I wish all of my sweet blog friends a happy and healthy new year.

Filled with lots of belly laughs and great surprises.

Life Is So Busy

I have been picking blackberries like crazy trying to keep ahead of the bear that takes a short cut through our yard often. I may try to

make jelly soon. 

I had my women's group over last Wed.

We were talking about how busy life is and then someone says

"busy doing what?". It got very quiet and then we decided we

made it busy because we are all of an age that our children are grown.

How sweet is my husband helping me get things together for 

my women's group! He felt bad I had to work so much last

week that he really stepped up and helped me pull things together,

including arranging flowers.

I bought some wild blueberries the nice small ones so sweet

and good. I have been making blueberry muffins and 

peach and blueberry cobbler for my friend that dropped in for tea.

We did get to kayak and watch a mother loon

teaching her young one how to dive.

And of course our sweetie Miss B! We went to the lake

with my daughter, son in law and of course miss B.

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On Friday we went to a concert in the gazebo in town and watched the fire works over the lake after.

On Saturday we went to a little restaurant that brings in live talent

and enjoyed a girl we had heard before. 

On Sunday we saw Miss B and today I had to work. Busy!

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I am not sleeping well at all. I envy all of you that have no trouble

sleeping. Tonight when we were taking our walk after dinner I felt 

so tired right down to my bones. So early to bed, I think I will have to break down and take something. 

Now all I need to do is hit the lottery then I can free up time by quitting work. 

I am thankful....

I am thankful.. that I haven't killed my rosemary...

I am thankful ...Our little local library has late hours on Wed.

They remember your name and your likes!

I am thankful... that I found a channel that has all of the old shows of Julia's!

I am thankful.... that my rug hooking magazine came today!...

 

I am thankful...I still have my tree up so I can enjoy my vintage ornaments.

 

I love... my son-in-law who is a wonderful husband and an amazing Dad.

Miss B is very much a Daddy's girl

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I have much to be thankful for in this new year.

we are expecting about 10 below 0 tonight so I am extra

thankful for our wood stove.

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If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is "Thank You," it will be enough

Meister Eckhart

 

 

 

Cheers!

As most of you know this was our first Christmas with Miss B.

David had a bone marrow transplant last fall so we skipped Christmas

last year. We made up for it this year. Miss B and Pepe having a toast,

she loves to click glasses and say cheers!

Miss B and Gramie in the tent how would you know? by the tip of a toe!

I just love to hear her giggle.

Miss B was so over whelmed she could have cared less

about opening gifts. She had been opening gifts since the Sunday

before Christmas. Her birthday is Saturday and a whole other

Christmas is on the way with my husband's family which means about

30 people.

And I finished! I had it steamed by 11:30 on the 23 and took it

to work to bind it on the 24th. I made the star on the left a shooting star.

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It was a wonderful healthy Christmas for us. We had much to be thankful

for this year. It is now snowing and blowing I am home from work with

no energy at all to clean. Maybe if I get dressed and get going I will get something done.

 

 

A Grand Weekend.

Church fair goodies, A sweet table cloth 2.00.

The snowflake Pyrex with a top,a snowflake spatula,and the

Currier and Ives pie plate were a total of 5.50 the snowman and ornament were 1.25

The Santa is a chalk ware vallancourt collectible and he is pretty cute 2.00.

After we were done at the church we went out to dinner. It was so nice, we chatted with

people who are spending their first winter in our area, good luck to them.

My friend who I went to the church fair with has been cleaning out

her parent's house and uncovered a few treasures.

This is a frost pattern

She also passed on a lot of wool during the clean out.

I have been hooking between all my fun. My sweet daughter and son in law

visited with our grand baby. We went to the parade,and fireworks.

she was so good. But oh is she independent she will not wear a hat or mittens.

I see flash backs of her mother.when her mother was a bit older than Miss B

she had to match her underwear with her shirt. I have no idea where it came from.

No frilly dresses for her either.

We have had snow, freezing rain, rain and lots of fog. So we stayed in

tonight and I made a pasta  bake. Just what we needed some comfort food.

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Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday

and celebrate just living!

Amanda Bradley

 

Decorating

David said he had a surprise for me when I get home on Tuesday.

This is on his workshop right by our driveway.

This is a vintage poster he found years ago.It has stayed rolled up in the closet for years.

at one point I thought I had thrown it away. he built a frame and put glass in the front to keep

it safe. I can't tell you what a surprise it was and how much I love it.

It is at least 6 feet tall.

A few years ago on my way out of work I passed a dumpster that had this in it.

I tried to get it, but it was out of my reach. I went home got David and his truck we could stand in the back

of his truck and pull it out. He rewired it and now I have this amazing vintage tree stand.

My husband is so in the spirit. My neighbor came in to the store and said who is decorating? She laughed and said I think it is grand . Of course she has a tastefully lit wreath on the side of her house. I tried taking pictures of our grand mess, but they didn't come out so great.

I have been doing a bit of decorating myself. Some of my vintage Santas.

I made another batch of pantry cake and put it in a Santa mold.

It really is hard to see but he smells great! Julie said I could share her

recipe for it

1cup of water

4Tab of used coffee grounds

1Cup of salt

2 Cups of flour

3Tab of cinnamon

2Tab of cloves

 

Mix coffee,salt, and flour,and water well

spray mold and dust with spices.

I will tell you those spices lasted me 2 batches. I also

dust everything with the spices when it cools off.

Bake for 6 hours at 170degrees.

(Remember this is for smelling not for eating.)

 

This is Miss B's Christmas card. She is getting so big

She is coming to her gram's to see the parade, sit on Santa's knee

then there is a bonfire, and a huge cookout with fireworks to cap it off.

It should be fun and exhausting.

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I am off to a church fair and out to dinner tomorrow night with a friend.

I am looking forward to that so much.

David is an elf at the polar express and just loves it.

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I am still working on my rug I will show you the progress next time.

Happy Decorating!

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The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow

H.G.Wells